A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller, has charged teachers across the country to mold characters and raise a more responsible generation of leaders by instilling values of accountability, empathy and vision in their students right from the classrooms. Peller made the call in reaction to the Exemplary Leadership and Humanitarian Service Award conferred on him in Ibadan by the Oyo State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) during the 2024 World Teachers’ Day Celebration. He said despite the nation’s wealth in natural and human resources, shortcomings in leadership have hindered progress. Peller added…
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo on Wednesday in Abuja, signed the Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request authorisation (IDERA) Advisory Circular for the recordation and cancellation of leased aircraft in the country Keyamo, who signed the document alongside the Director – General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Chris Najom, noted that the goal is to enable Nigeria airlines have access to dry-lease aircraft to boost operational capacity. The minister explained that the document is an international requirement that would further raise Nigeria scores in the world of lessors and financiers, saying though IDERA and Aircraft lessor can…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has commiserated with the families of the victims, as well the Government of Jigawa State involved in the tanker explosion. TheHintsNews reports that 94 people got burnt on Wednesday in Majia, Jigawa State while scooping Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), from a fallen tanker. Mohammed in a statement issued Wednesday by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide urged all road users to exercise caution, and always await FRSC emergency and rescue operatives to handle any of such emergencies. He said: “You may recall that from available reports,…
The federal government has approved free conversion of 10,000 commercial vehicles operating in Abuja into Compressed Natural Gas CNG-vehicles before the end of the year. The Head of Technical Session, ABG conversion centre , Saad Halilu-Saad while speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja said few commercial drivers are taking advantage of the federal government free conversion initiative. The initiative being carried out through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas was aimed at reducing the hardship the fuel subsidy removal has taken on public transportation in FCT. Halilu-Saad said commercial drivers should not allow the fear of the unknown…
Advocates Sans Frontiers (ASF) France, better known as Lawyers Without Borders has called on the federal government to abolish the death penalty in Nigeria. It said Nigeria has the highest number of people awaiting death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa with over 3600 on death row. Ita Country Director, Mrs. Angela Uzoma- Iwuchukwu made the call at 2024 World Day Against Death Penalty in Abuja. She expressed concern over the growing number of inmates on death row in Nigeria. Angela said: “The death penalty doesn’t serve as a deterrent as it’s widely misconceived. It does not deter crime, it is obsolete…
Nollywood actor, Alhaji Mudashir Olabiyi is dead. Olabiyi died on Thursday. However, the cause of his death is unknown as of the timing of filing this report. Details later…
The House of Representatives has called on the Executive led by President Bola Tinubu to submit to the National Assembly 2025 Budget proposal without further delays. It also called on the Executive to comply with Section 11(1)(b) of Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. The Green Chamber expressed concern that the time the National Assembly requires to exercise its functions as enshrined in section 88(2)(b) was technically being taken away by the non-compliance of section 11(1)(b) of FRA 2007 by Executive. The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved at the plenary on Wednesday…
Recently, the House of Representatives appears to be suffering from misplaced priority syndrome which has made the Green Chamber to focus its attention on less important things, while neglecting people oriented Bills and motions that could ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians. Ever since President Bola Tinubu declared “subsidy is gone” during his inaugural address in May 29, 2023, there hasn’t been a moment of respite for Nigerians as the current tries to retool the country’s economy, albeit without a compass or a roadmap to navigate the murky waters of the fragile economy. The Tinubu-led government has introduced several policies which…
The Development Alternative Incorporated has said that a society like Nigeria cannot rely on intrinsic values to fight endemic corruption in the country Its Country Director and former Director General of Bureau of Public Services Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Joe Abah stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote speech at the Behavioural Change Conference 2024 titled, “Nigeria at a critical crossroad: Securing the future with enduring anti-corruption policies.” He recalled that in 1996, 1997 and 2000, Nigeria was ranked as the most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International. Abah added that by 2008, Nigeria’s ranking had…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that commercial banks are required new recpaitalisation thresholds by March 31, 2026 The Governor of CBN, Olayemi Cardoso disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during an interactive session with the House Committee on Banking Regulations, chaired by Hon. Mohammed el-Rufai. He also expressed optimism that the proposed banks’ recapitalisation policy would support the country’s $1 trillion economy ambition by the year 2030. Cardoso also revealed that the country’s foreign exchange reserves have grown significantly, with remittance flows currently representing 9.4 per cent of total external reserves. He added that the reserves rose…